Nearing the end of a five-game homestand
that opened with a pair of wins, the
Wizards will now have to look to Tuesday
to finish the stretch over .500. Two
nights after a loss to Brooklyn,
Washington (5-11) faltered out of the
gate Sunday and couldnâ€™t keep pace
with the Trail Blazers, falling 119-109
in D.C.

Coming off wins in three of their last
four games, the Wizards will host the
Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday at 6:00
P.M. This is the Wizardsâ€™ fourth home
game in a row, while the Blazers are in
the midst of a six-game road trip. The
Wizards defeated the Blazers 125-124 in
an overtime thriller in Portland in
October.

In what was a tough shooting night, the
Wizards fell to the Brooklyn Nets on
Friday night, 115-104. Dwight Howard led
the Wizards with 25 points and 17
rebounds, Bradley Beal added 20 points,
and Kelly Oubre Jr. scored 18 off the
bench.

The Washington Wizards announced today
that they have assigned Thomas Bryant to
the Capital City Go-Go, the teamâ€™s NBA
G League affiliate. Bryant will travel
with Capital City to Wisconsin for its
game against the Herd on Friday.

During the Wizardsâ€™ recent 4-2
stretch, newcomer Jeff Green has been a
spark off the bench. The DMV native
closed out wins in Miami and against
Orlando with the starters, and heâ€™s
been seemingly making every shot he
takes. Green had a double-double against
the Heat with 19 points and 10 rebounds
and scored 18 against the Magic on
Monday.

hereâ€™s nothing like a long homestand
to cure some early-season woes, and the
Wizards took another step towards
getting back on track Wednesday night.
The Cavaliers came to town on the second
night of a back-to-back, and Washington
jumped all over the struggling Cleveland
squad (2-12), speeding away with a
wire-to-wire 119-95 victory. It was the
Wizardsâ€™ third straight win, improving
their record to 5-9.

The Wizards are back in action on
Wednesday night with the Cavaliers.
Cleveland comes to D.C. in the midst of
a tough start to the season and the team
has been battling injuries. The Cavs
(2-11) will be playing on the second
night of a back-to-back after beating
the Hornets at home on Tuesday.